We heard that a lot.
Liz and I have traveled outside the US a bit, for work, for fun, and both. But about 5 years ago, we started thinking about how little of our native country we’ve seen. We took a couple multi-week road trips with our kids, through Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, and loved it. We dreamed of traveling all around the US, camping in beautiful spots, gazing up at meteor showers far from city lights. The dream grew into an itch, then a mild obsession, and, finally, a reality.
Now we both left our jobs, we’re packing up a few of our belongings, and we take off next week. We don’t know how long we’ll be gone, but if things go well, it will probably be for about 10 months. This feels like a good time, while the kids are young and still enjoy spending time with us, and before school and extracurricular activities become intrusive. It feels crazy to do this, and maybe we are a little crazy, but we would regret not trying.
Please follow along as we post updates from our trip here and on Instagram.
Bon vojage! How exciting!
Grandpa and Grandma threw me for a moment :). Thanks!
Have fun – sounds like a real adventure and what memories you all will have!!
Thanks, Patsy! We’ll see you all sometime this summer.
Alright, who’s Steve Rex and how does he take pictures?